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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 235; in 1970, chapter 606; in 1988, chapter 716.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82314,"section_number":"42.1-15.1","catch_line":"Qualifications required to hold professional librarian position","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-15.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":221051,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72933,"identifier":"42.1-52","token":"42.1\/3\/42.1-52","url":"\/42.1-52\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/42.1-52\/","token":"42.1\/3\/42.1-52","dublin_core":{"Title":"Standards of eligibility for aid; reports on operation of libraries; supervision of services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 42.1-52","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall establish standards under which library systems and libraries shall be eligible for state aid and may require reports on the operation of all libraries receiving state aid.\n\t\tAs long as funds are available, grants shall be made to the various libraries, library systems or contracting libraries applying for state aid in the order<\/span> in which they meet the standards established by the Board.\n\t\tIn the event that any library meets the standards of the State Library Board but is unable to conform to \u00a7 42.1-15.1<\/a> relating to the employment of qualified librarians, the Library Board may, under a contractual agreement with such library, provide professional supervision of its services and may grant state aid funds to it in reduced amounts under a uniform plan to be adopted by the State Library Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTANDARDS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR AID; REPORTS ON OPERATION OF LIBRARIES; SUPERVISION\nOF SERVICES (\u00a7 42.1-52)\n\nThe Board shall establish standards under which library systems and libraries\nshall be eligible for state aid and may require reports on the operation of all\nlibraries receiving state aid.\n\t\tAs long as funds are available, grants shall be made to the various libraries,\nlibrary systems or contracting libraries applying for state aid in the order in\nwhich they meet the standards established by the Board.\n\t\tIn the event that any library meets the standards of the State Library Board\nbut is unable to conform to \u00a7 42.1-15.1 relating to the employment of qualified\nlibrarians, the Library Board may, under a contractual agreement with such\nlibrary, provide professional supervision of its services and may grant state\naid funds to it in reduced amounts under a uniform plan to be adopted by the\nState Library Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 42-28; 1960, c. 235; 1970, c. 606; 1988, c. 716.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}